MIT Museum

In February, we hosted an inspiring conversation on The New Lunar Society, the latest book by MIT Professor David Mindell. Joined by MIT colleagues Suzanne Berger and 2024 Nobel Prize winner Simon Johnson, the panel explored how Enlightenment ideals — collaboration, scientific curiosity, and progress through making — can guide a new industrial age. Special thanks to everyone who joined us, and to C-SPAN's booktv for capturing the event. Visit our website to learn more about upcoming author talks at the MIT Museum: https://lnkd.in/edNG6yie

Empowering Society: Rethinking Who Designs AI Who is designing the future of AI—and who is being left out? Join us for our final Design Redefined event of the school year with Ela Ben-Ur, Caitrin Lynch, Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, and iFp’s own Yara Alkhalifa. Question it. Own it. Build it. Let’s rethink AI together. MIT Museum May 1, 2025 4-6 pm Design Redefined is a collaboration between Innovators for Purpose, MIT Museum, and MIT MAD / Morningside Academy for Design #OwnTheAlgorithm

Recently designed ‘Future Type’ at the MIT Museum in collaboration with the Future Sketches group at MIT Media Lab, run by Zach Lieberman and curated by Jonathan Duval. This exhibit is centered around creative coding and typography. Featuring playful projections and an interactive motion sensor experience, the space is brought to life with environmental graphics inspired by deconstructed letterforms. It is on view until Spring 2026. A special shoutout to the dedicated team including Alexander Harrington, Ann Neumann, Rob Gainfort, and Tyler Hollis Derryberry for bringing this vision to fruition. For more details, visit my website!

Come celebrate MIT Museum's Inaugural DNA Day Celebration on April 26! National DNA Day commemorates both the discovery of DNA's double helix structure in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. Join us to learn about and celebrate advances in genomic research and explore how those advances impact our lives. April 26 10:30am -4:30pm Free with museum admission Learn more and plan your visit today -> https://lnkd.in/ehu8FPQK 

Thrilled to share that the MIT Museum has been selected as a recipient of the Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards 2025 at the Gold Level for our exhibitions, created by MIT Museum Director of Galleries and Exhibitions, Ann Neumann in collaboration with STUDIO JOSEPH. "Housed for over two decades in a converted warehouse, MIT’s Museum’s educational mission, collections, and community programming had outgrown their facilities. The construction of a university campus in Kendall Square provided the opportunity to create a new multifaceted cultural institution. The exhibitions serve an educational imperative of community engagement and support of learning as a critical part of achieving social equity. Given that public misinformation about science and technology has reached new heights, the museum design is “inside out,” meaning that the new facility is front-facing and transparent so that the community is part of the dialogue." Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gyfv_8QD

Looking for hands-on fun and discovery this school break? Bring the whole family to the MIT Museum for a week packed with interactive activities, workshops, and STEAM-inspired creativity. Whether you're coding, crafting, or experimenting, there's something for curious minds of all ages. April 21-27 10:30am - 4:30pm Free with museum admission View the full week's schedule and plan your visit today! --> https://lnkd.in/dxwXFFFA 

🌍 Day of Climate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology celebrates the efforts of researchers, educators, and K-12 learners tackling climate change and sustainability! On April 16, we're teaming up with Earth Day Boston and MIT's Climate Action Through Education for a day of interactive panels, hands-on demonstrations, and curriculum workshops at the MIT Museum. Livestream this event to hear from our speakers: 🏀 Jaylen Brown, National Basketball Association (NBA) champion and Finals MVP for the Boston Celtics 🌦️ Pete Bouchard, NBC Boston Stations meteorologist and climate activist 🔬 Yashasvi Raj, cutting-edge climate researcher at University of Cambridge “Together, we set an example and establish networks of support that will help shape the leaders of tomorrow," says Claudia Urrea, Ph.D., executive director of the MIT pK-12 Initiative and Day of Climate director. Beyond this event, Day of Climate is a new initiative dedicated to equipping K-12 learners and educators with the tools and knowledge to better understand climate change, its impacts, and potential solutions. This free curriculum provides hands-on resources and activities. 🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/42zdRno #DayOfClimate #ClimateEducation #Sustainability #K12Education #ClimateAction #STEM #STEMEducation #STEAMEducation #EducationNews #YouthLeadership #EducationForChange #Education #Teaching #Learning #OnlineEducation #OnlineLearning

We are delighted to host an inspiring evening with scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur Robert Langer, as he discusses the future of innovation in today's research ecosystem joined in conversation by MIT Museum Director, Michael John Gorman. Langer is one of nine Institute Professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; being an Institute Professor is the highest honor that can be awarded to a faculty member. His over 220 awards include both the United States National Medal of Science and the United States National Medal of Technology and Innovation. He currently directs the Langer Lab at MIT Chemical Engineering (ChemE). Thursday, April 17 6-8pm $15 General Public | $5 MIT Affiliates Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gKw-CTz3

Join us at the MIT Museum on April 18 from 6-8 pm for a companion event to our Future Type exhibition and explore the live dimensions of typographic research. Organized by the Future Sketches group at the MIT Media Lab the exhibition and program are part of an ongoing investigation into how technology can extend creative expression, particularly in how we visualize and interact with language in digital environments. Featuring: Zach Lieberman Sadnoise Vera van de Seyp Switch Angel Cougars are Cats Too this.xor.that Char Stiles Music by sadnoise Tickets are $15 General Admission or $5 MIT ID holders available here: https://lnkd.in/gfSXrZtz

🔬✨ Experience the First Signs of Vision at the MIT Museum After Dark! Step into the story of evolution and relive the 540-million-year journey from primitive light sensitivity to the complex visual systems of today. This interactive exhibit lets you evolve your own path to vision—from bacteria to modern animals—by overcoming challenges that shaped how we see. 🗓️ April 10, 2025 🕕 6:00 – 9:00 PM 📍 MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA 🌐 Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gNhSu4Et 🎟️ Get Tickets: tickets.mitmuseum.org Brought to you by the Ramesh Raskar's Camera Culture Group @MIT Media Lab alongside: 👉 Cathy Chang • Aaron Young • Kushagra Tiwary • Brian Cheung You can follow the research at http://eyes.mit.edu, using AI as a Scientist to recreate vision evolution and explain scientific phenomena. MIT Media Lab • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • MIT Museum • MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences Come interact with evolution—and explore how it shaped the way we see. 👁️💡 #MIT #MediaLab #ComputerVision #VisionScience #ArtificialIntelligence #Evolution #MuseumAfterDark #InteractiveExhibit #Biology #ComputationalNeuroscience